Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park

Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park
View of the park from the State Capitol Building
Type	State park, urban park
Location	Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Coordinates	36°10′15″N 86°47′15″W / 36.1707°N 86.7875°W / 36.1707; -86.7875Coordinates: 36°10′15″N 86°47′15″W / 36.1707°N 86.7875°W / 36.1707; -86.7875
Area	19 acres (77,000 m²)
Created	1996
Operated by	Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
Visitors	1,250,000 (2007)^[1]
Open	Year round
Website	http://tnstateparks.com/parks/about/bicentennial-mall

Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park, also known as the Bicentennial Mall,^[1] is an urban state park in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The park is located northwest of the Tennessee State Capitol building and was opened on June 1, 1996, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the establishment of Tennessee's statehood.

Features

Carillon pillars in the park

The 19-acre (77,000 m²) park has its borders defined by Jefferson Street on the north, James Robertson Parkway on the south, 6th Avenue North on the east and 7th Avenue North on the west. The Nashville Farmers' Market is to the park's immediate west.^[2]

The Bicentennial Mall features a number of design elements which provide visitors with information on Tennessee history and its natural attractions and landmarks. On the southern end of the park is the Tennessee Map Plaza, a 200-foot (60 m) wide granite map of the state highlighting its counties, rivers, major roads, and other attributes. Eight smaller granite maps arranged below it show other information about the state. The Rivers of Tennessee Fountains feature 31 water fountains representing the major rivers and waterways of the state. The central feature of the park is the Tennessee Amphitheater, a 2000-seat terraced amphitheater used for special events. The northern end of the park features the Court of 3 Stars, a circular plaza made of red, white, and blue granite representing the three Grand Divisions of Tennessee. Surrounding the plaza are 50 columns containing a 95-bell carillon, representing the 95 counties of the state and its musical legacy.^[1]^[3]

A tree-lined linear lawn stretches between the Amphitheater and the Court of 3 Stars, and features four main walking paths and several memorials. The two inner walkways make up the Path of Volunteers; each is 1,400 feet (430 m) long and were built with 17,000 inscribed pavers.^[2] The eastern outer path is the Walkway of Counties, designed to represent the topography of the Grand Divisions and featuring flora from across the state. Throughout the walkway are time capsules from each county, which will not be opened until the state's 300th birthday on July 1, 2096. The western outer path is the Pathway of History, containing a 1,400-foot (430 m) wall inscribed with the state's history. Also to the west of the lawn are the Civilian Conservation Corps Memorial, the World War II Memorial, the Centennial Memorial, and the Statehood Memorial.^[3]

Honors

In 2006, the Nashville Business Journal ranked the Bicentennial Mall as the number one tourist attraction in Nashville.^[4] In 2011, the American Planning Association listed the park as one of the top ten public spaces in the United States.^[2]

References

1 2 3 Beck, Ken (July 13, 2007). "Bicentennial Mall symbolizes history of Tennessee's people, places". The Tennessean. Archived from the original on June 25, 2014.
1 2 3 "Great Places in America: Public Spaces". American Planning Association. 2011. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011.
1 2 "Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park Historical Aspects". Tennessee State Parks. Archived from the original on January 6, 2012.
↑ "Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park". Tennessee State Parks. Archived from the original on December 31, 2011.

External links

Media related to Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park at Wikimedia Commons

Bicentennial Mall website at TNStateParks.com

Nashville landmarks

Existing

Former

Protected areas of Tennessee

Federal

National Parks	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
National Historical Parks & Sites	Andrew Johnson National Historic Site Cumberland Gap National Historical Park Manhattan Project National Historical Park
National Military Parks	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Fort Donelson National Battlefield Fort Donelson National Cemetery Shiloh National Cemetery Shiloh National Military Park Stones River National Battlefield Stones River National Cemetery
National Recreation Areas	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area
National Trails System	Appalachian National Scenic Trail Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail Trail of Tears National Historic Trail
National Forests	Cherokee National Forest
National Wildlife Refuges	Chickasaw Cross Creeks Hatchie Lake Isom Lower Hatchie Reelfoot Tennessee
Wilderness Areas	Bald River Gorge Big Frog Big Laurel Branch Citico Creek Cohutta Gee Creek Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Little Frog Mountain Pond Mountain Sampson Mountain Unaka Mountain
Other Protected Areas	Foothills Parkway Gatlinburg Bypass Natchez Trace Parkway Obed Wild and Scenic River

State

East Tennessee State Parks	Big Ridge Booker T. Washington Cove Lake Cumberland Mountain Davy Crockett Birthplace Fall Creek Falls Fort Loudoun Frozen Head Harrison Bay Hiwassee/Ocoee Indian Mountain Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail Norris Dam Panther Creek Red Clay Roan Mountain Rocky Fork Seven Islands Sycamore Shoals Warriors' Path
Middle Tennessee State Parks	Bicentennial Capitol Mall Bledsoe Creek Burgess Falls Cedars Of Lebanon Cordell Hull Birthplace Cummins Falls David Crockett Dunbar Cave Edgar Evins Fall Creek Falls Harpeth River Henry Horton Johnsonville Long Hunter Montgomery Bell Mousetail Landing Old Stone Fort Pickett Port Royal Rock Island Sgt. Alvin C. York South Cumberland Standing Stone Tims Ford
West Tennessee State Parks	Big Cypress Tree Big Hill Pond Chickasaw Fort Pillow Meeman-Shelby Forest Nathan Bedford Forrest Natchez Trace Paris Landing Pickwick Landing Pinson Mounds Reelfoot Lake T.O. Fuller
State Forests	Bledsoe Cedars of Lebanon Chickasaw Chuck Swan Franklin John Tully Lewis Lone Mountain Martha Sundquist Natchez Trace Pickett Prentice Cooper Scott Standing Stone Stewart
State Natural Areas	Auntney Hollow Barnett's Woods Bays Mountain Beaman Park Big Bone Cave Campbell Bend Barrens Carroll Cabin Barrens Glade Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lee Carter Chimneys Colditz Cove Couchville Cedar Glade Crowder Cemetery Barrens Devils Backbone Dry Branch Duck River Complex Elsie Quarterman Cedar Glade Falling Water Falls Fate Sanders Barrens Flat Rock Cedar Glade & Barrens Gattinger’s Cedar Glade & Barrens Ghost River Grundy Forest Hampton Creek Cove Hawkins Cove Hicks Gap Hill Forest Honey Creek House Mountain Hubbard’s Cave John & Hester Lane Cedar Glades John Noel at Bon Aqua Langford Branch Laurel-Snow Lost Creek Lucius Burch Jr. Forest Manus Road Cedar Glade May Prairie North Chickamauga Creek Gorge Overbridge Old Forest Ozone Falls Piney Falls Pogue Creek Powell River Radnor Lake Riverwoods Roundtop Mountain Rugby Savage Gulf Sequatchie Cave Short Mountain Short Springs Sneed Road Cedar Glade Stillhouse Hollow Falls Stinging Fork Falls Stones River Cedar Glade & Barrens Sunk Lake Sunnybell Cedar Glade Taylor Hollow Twin Arches Vesta Cedar Glade Vine Cedar Glade Virgin Falls Walker Branch Walls of Jericho Walterhill Floodplain Washmorgan Hollow Watauga River Bluffs William B. Clark William R. Davenport Refuge Wilson School Road Window Cliffs
Other	Catoosa Wildlife Management Area

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